SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
2022
Artist Talk, Merge, Stone Ridge in conjunction with the solo exhibition "Refracted Light: John McDevitt King" https://youtu.be/79bcCugLVYQ
"Rhapsody in Blue: The Art and Science of Blue Diamonds". Presented for Facets of Mankind, World Diamond Museum
https://youtube.com/results?search_query=world+diamond+museum+rhapsody+in+blue
2021
Lecturer, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Virtual Program: Earth, Sea, Sky and the Colored Universe of Blue Gemstones
"Struck by Lightning: The Unique World of Art and Colored Diamonds", virtual presentation, GIA Alumni Association of India
2020
Studio Interview for the exhibition "A Moment Materialized". Sponsored by the Brooklyn Navy Yard. AMomentMaterialized.com
Studio Interview in conjunction with Open House New York: "In the Studio with John McDevitt King". https://vimeo.com/showcase/7567173
2019
"A Dialogue in Art", sponsored by Saffron Art, Mumbai, India
Guest Artist, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
BBC interview on Sight Through the Eyes of an Artist/Gemologist
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20190522-the-brilliant-work-of-a-diamond-grader
2009
Guest Artist, Northampton Community College, Easton, PA
2008
Guest Artist, Northampton Community College, Easton, PA
Guest Artist, Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA
2006
“Technology and Artistic Perception”, Hawaii Jewelers Association, Honolulu, HI
2005
“Drawing’s Role”, Vicenza Rotary Club, Vicenza, Italy
2002
Guest Artist, Drew University, Madison, NJ
1986
Visiting Artist, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
1984
"Making Art In New York", Panelist, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
1980
Artists' Symposium, The Drawing Center, New York, NY